Hemlock & Silver
21 August 2025Synopsis
From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher, Hemlock & Silver is a dark reimagining of Snow White steeped in poison, intrigue and treason of the most magical kind.
Healer Anja knows little of politics but much of poisons. When she is summoned to treat the mysterious illness afflicting the king’s daughter, she finds herself against the clock, desperate to track down the source of the poison killing Princess Snow. But the chance discovery of a strange alternate world inside a magic mirror leads Anja to darker discoveries, including what really happened to Snow’s dead sister, Rose, and why their mother seemingly went mad and cut out her heart.
Aided by a taciturn bodyguard, a narcissistic cat and a late Renaissance understanding of the scientific method, Anja must navigate the mysteries of the mirror world before the dark queen that dwells within rises to threaten them all.
‘Funny, frightening and full of heart’
Alix E. Harrow on Nettle & Bone
‘A sharp-edged delight’
Katherine Addison on Thornhedge
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21 August 2025
9781035052714Reviews
Kingfisher never fails to dazzlePeter S. Beagle, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning author of The Last Unicorn
Kingfisher’s fairyland is full of teeth, wonder and horror; what’s dark is very dark, but what’s good will give you warmth. By the last page, my heart was mendedNPR
T. Kingfisher’s delicate, bittersweet style of fantasy is like nothing else on shelves at the moment . . . a perfect blend of sharp-edged humor and horror-tinged heartPaste
Kingfisher is a master . . . A wonderful entwining of darkness & whimsyTravis Baldree, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes on Nettle & Bone
